With war clouds gathering, there were plenty of "events" to "reflect" in late 1938. However, the writers of a fashion column in a women's magazine weren't really interested in reflecting on them (in their Christmas issue, no less!) Instead, they wrote about the latest designs from the great Paris fashion houses—including the fashions illustrated below.
The dress and coat that will lunch you charmingly in town then transport you to the country—still looking in the picture—are a difficult couple to find. Molyneux's ensembles have just the right touch of perfect simplicity. There is this pleated shirt frock of brick woollen, or the purple three-piece of a neat jumper suit beneath an equally neat fitted coat. Very charming is also the beige jersey dress that shows its pleats under a delightful coat lined with moleskin and complete with hood.
From the mid-1930s to the end of World War II, Molyneux was a London-based designer, with branches in Monte Carlo, Cannes and Biarritz. He began his fashion career working for Lucile in the years before the First World War.
